Speed limitMalaysia

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3. Speed limit

A speed limit is the maximum legal speed permitted on a road, lane or within a designated area. It may be established by general traffic law or indicated by fixed, variable or temporary traffic signs.

A speed limit is a maximum, not a target speed. Drivers must travel more slowly whenever traffic, visibility, weather, road conditions, vulnerable road users or the condition of the vehicle make the maximum permitted speed unsafe.

90 km/h speed-limit sign on the Maju Expressway approaching Seri Kembangan Interchange. (Malaysia)
Wikimedia.org • Slleong • CC0
Does entering a Malaysian city establish one universal urban maximum?

Do not choose a speed from the city name alone. Malaysian law provides for national limits and road-specific restrictions, including restrictions for particular vehicle classes or times. Check the applicable restriction and speed signs for the actual street.

🔗 lom.agc.gov.my • Malaysia Road Transport Act 1987 — Sections 40 and 69

🔗 lom.agc.gov.my • AGC — enacted Road Transport (Amendment) Act 2026, Act A1794, operative amendments

🔗 mot.gov.my • MOT — commencement on 16 October 2026; deferred compound ceiling distinguished

🔗 llm.gov.my • Malaysian Highway Authority — expressway limits and lower posted sections

🔗 berita.rtm.gov.my • RTM government report — expressway maximum remains 110 km/h

🔗 berita.rtm.gov.my • RTM government report — Pan Borneo 90 km/h restriction

Start of a speed limit. Start of a speed limit.

English • Traffic sign JKR ATJ2A/85(2019) • RP7 • Speed limit: 60 km/h. Vehicles must not exceed 60 km/h on the controlled section.

Bahasa Melayu • JKR ATJ2A/85(2019) • RP7 • Had laju 60 km/j. Kelajuan kenderaan tidak boleh melebihi 60 km/j pada bahagian jalan yang dikawal.

Sources

🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org (Fiq Shafiq • CC BY-SA 3.0)
🔗 Epsmg.jkr.gov.my • JKR ATJ2A/85(Pindaan2019) • hlm. PDF18
🔗 Scribd.com • Salinan teks primer • RP7

SVG source: Commons.wikimedia.org
Public Works Department Malaysia • Public domain. Original SVG unmodified.

May I use Malaysia’s general 110 km/h expressway limit on a section signed at 90 km/h?

No. The 90 km/h sign establishes the lower maximum for that section. Expressway limits vary with the road and location. The general 110 km/h figure does not cancel a lower posted restriction.

🔗 lom.agc.gov.my • Malaysia Road Transport Act 1987 — Sections 40 and 69

🔗 lom.agc.gov.my • AGC — enacted Road Transport (Amendment) Act 2026, Act A1794, operative amendments

🔗 mot.gov.my • MOT — commencement on 16 October 2026; deferred compound ceiling distinguished

🔗 llm.gov.my • Malaysian Highway Authority — expressway limits and lower posted sections

🔗 berita.rtm.gov.my • RTM government report — expressway maximum remains 110 km/h

🔗 berita.rtm.gov.my • RTM government report — Pan Borneo 90 km/h restriction

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